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Talkback: How to grow on plug plants
Mumshoovering
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It is April 28th. Is it possible to have plugs flowering by June 7th?
I planted a daffodil "50 Years" on the side of our ski slope.....it turned out so well I've been asked to re-plant it for a grand celebration day on June 7th.
I though marigolds, violas, begonias......would antirrhinums, or stocks flower this year?
Any help or ideas would be very welcome.
I planted a daffodil "50 Years" on the side of our ski slope.....it turned out so well I've been asked to re-plant it for a grand celebration day on June 7th.
I though marigolds, violas, begonias......would antirrhinums, or stocks flower this year?
Any help or ideas would be very welcome.
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I think getting plugs to flower in 5 or 6 weeks is over optimistic, maybe the odd one but not a display.
But go and see what the GC has, maybe something a bit bigger than plugs and a bit further forward.
In the sticks near Peterborough
What am I doing wrong? I have bought some geranium and begonia plug plants by post,and I have potted them on and kept them in the greenhouse, but they are not coping well. The begonias especially have suffered - some have died back. I have added bonemeal to the soil.
How do you ensure that plug plants are taken care of and given the best chance to grow into larger healthy plants? Perhaps my fingers aren't green yet?
Thank you.
Sharon
Hi, thank you for the quick response.
I used compost but I may have over watered the plants. I hope they recover! They looked so good before I got my hands on them
I want to get it right as plugs are much cheaper than larger plants: I have not had any success with seedlings).
Shaza
They may have got a bit cold because some of the overnight temperatures have fallen a bit low at times.
My plug plants are in the conservatory for a while, then unheated greenhouse, when cold at night I cover with double layer of fleece. I dont pinch out my petunias. Till this year I always do my hanging baskets Easter weekend, then they sit in my heated greenhouse, then heat goes off start bringing them out on warm days, then May overnight to harden off. But as Easter was so early this year, I havent received all my plug plants and my seedling arent ready either.